Marcus Allen

Hall of Fame NFL Running Back

Career Highlights:  One of the finest running backs in pro football history, Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003…In a stellar 16-year NFL career (11 with the Oakland Raiders and five with the Kansas City Chiefs), Allen rushed for 145 career touchdowns…A six-time Pro Bowler, Allen was the MVP of Super Bowl XVIII when the Raiders beat the Washington Redskins and he scored two touchdowns, including a spectacular 74-yard romp… He is second on the NFL’s all-time rushing touchdown list with 123, behind Emmitt Smith’s 155..He carried the ball 3,022 times for 12,243 yards, and also had 5,411 yards receiving…Allen held the NFL record for most consecutive games with 100 or more rushing yards with 11 (10/28/85 to 9/14/86), until his record was eclipsed by Barry Sanders’ 14 games in 1997…Allen also possesses the fourth-highest NFL single-season mark for most rushing and receiving yards combined (2,314 in 1985)…Among his many accolades throughout his career including being named the 1982 NFL Rookie of the Year, the 1985 NFL Most Valuable Player and to the 1982 and 1985 All-Pro Team…He won the Heisman Trophy as a senior at the University of Southern California in 1981, when he set an all-time single-season rushing record with 2,342 yards…He also was a consensus All-America Choice and was named College Player of the Year by Football News…Allen was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000…Allen worked for CBS Sports for many years and currently works for the NFL Network.

Updated: May 2008
Courtesy NBC